PM Modi expresses anguish over deaths in bus accident in Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, October 17, expressed anguish over death of 35 people in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia. Thirty-five people, including Asians and Arabs, were killed and four ors injured after a bus crashed with ar heavy vehicle in western Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. 

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PM Modi expresses anguish over a bus accident in Saudi Arabia

"Anguished by news of a bus crash near Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Condolences to families of those who lost ir lives. Praying for a quick recovery of injured," Prime Minister tweeted

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Saudi bus accident

Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four ors injured when a bus collided with ar heavy vehicle near Muslim holy city of Medina, Saudi state media said on Thursday. accident on Wednesday involved a collision between "a private chartered bus with a heavy vehicle (loer)" near western Saudi Arabian city, a spokesman for Medina police said, according to official Saudi Press ncy.

Those involved were Arab and Asian pilgrims, according to local media, who carried pictures of bus engulfed in flames and with its windows blown out. injured have been transferred to Al-Hamna Hospital, SPA ded, and authorities have launched an investigation. accident comes after four British pilgrims were killed and 12 ors injured in Saudi Arabia when ir bus collided with a fuel tanker in April 2018. y were on ir way to holy city of Mecca. In January 2017, six Britons, including a two-month-old baby, were killed in a minibus on ir way to Medina after making a pilgrim to Mecca.

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As part of efforts to diversify its oil-dependent ecomy, ultra-conservative kingdom wants to foster a year-round religious tourism sector that includes millions of pilgrims. Up until last month, country only issued visas to Muslim pilgrims, foreign workers and recently to spectators at sporting or cultural events, but tourists are w allowed to visit as part of drive to prepare biggest Arab ecomy for a post-oil era. In September 2015, a stampede killed up to 2,300 worshippers -- including hundreds of Iranians -- in worst disaster ever to strike Hajj annual pilgrim. Earlier that month, 100 people were killed when a construction crane toppled into a courtyard of Mecca's Grand Mosque.

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